Sweet Home Alabama (film)

Sweet Home Alabama is an American comedy film directed by Andy Tennant from the year 2002.

Action

Melanie Carmichael, a young woman from a simple family, has made ​​the leap from the small town of Pidgeon Creek in Alabama to New York. It successfully entered as a new designer in the fashion scene, celebrating a career success after another - and not only there. For Andrew, the son of the mayor, you make the known jeweler Tiffany to marry him. Melanie takes this more than happy to, but fails to mention that they still have to back to her hometown to settle their divorce, because she's still with her childhood friend Jake, who was a real failure at the time, married. This so far refused to agree to a divorce.

When Melanie coincides there with her parents and old friends, they have only little understanding of their transformation from a Southern girl at Yankee woman. But Melanie discovered that in her home a lot has changed. Jake namely built his own business and is therefore also very successful, even though he initially tried to successfully hide it from her.

The situation comes to a head when Andrew and his mother come to Alabama and decided to host the wedding there, so that Melanie's friends and family can be there. Moreover, gets the facade that Melanie has built over Andrew and his mother, which is that she comes from a middle-class family, a thorough shake.

Soon, the question arises, will decide for whom to Melanie. Jake, her husband, whom she has known since childhood, or Andrew, the popular " next president of the United States ". When her marriage to Andrew is already in full swing, Melanie's lawyer appears and does not bring the divorce papers that Jake had already been signed, but Melanie. Jake's mother Melanie has indicated that such a thing could be a coincidence. Melanie is Andrew at the altar a basket and this disappears kinked. When Andrews mother insulted her and her mother, Melanie beats them down with his fist. Her father calls thrilled that the South has risen again ( the south has risen again). Finally, she dances with Jake and the dance, he had already promised her during their actual wedding, but could not afford ( aftermath of bachelor farewell ).

Reviews

Stephanie Zacharek wrote on salon.com, the film followed blindly the disappointing trends in the rotation of romantic comedies. She recalled that in the earlier films, the characters, the consequences of the actions carried while Witherspoon appears to wipe out all their mistakes with a smile.

Staci Layne Wilson wrote in Fantastica Daily, the film will be able to win any Academy Awards, but some hearts ( the viewers) determined.

Glenn Whipp wrote in Los Angeles Daily New, the film was being stupid (dumb ), but in a harmless way that could win the audience at the end.

Trivia

2008 German remake was aired as a TV movie titled Love ticket home.

Awards

George Fenton the BMI film music award was given for the soundtrack to Sweet Home Alabama.

Soundtrack

The soundtrack contributed, among other things Avril Lavigne, SHeDAISY and Jewel. The latter also sings a cover of Lynyrd Skynyrd - Sweet Home Alabama - sellers - the "unofficial anthem of the U.S. state of Alabama ," as it says in the film.

2002 in film Screenplay C. Jay Cox Neal H. Moritz Film score Andrew Dunn (cinematographer) Kevin Sussman Jewel (singer) It Takes Two (1995 film) Ever After Fool's Gold (2008 film) The Bounty Hunter (2010 film)
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